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Colours made from burnt sienna

2 colours that our sources say are made from burnt sienna.

FamilyRedOrangeYellowGreenTurquoiseBluePurplePinkBrownWhiteGreyBlackGold
KindBasic colourNamed shadePigmentDyeColour named from natureTraditional colourNational or team colourHeraldic colourStandard colourScreen colour
Made fromMineral or earthPlantAnimalSyntheticLight only (no pigment)
#664228 Van Dyck brown A deep, earthy brown once made from German peat and soilPigment · 🇩🇪 Germany #536878 Payne's grey A blue-grey paint mixture first made by William Payne in the 1700sNamed shade

The weekly palette

Every Monday: seven colours you may not know, what the world is wearing this week, and one idea about colour.